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Exodus 1:15-17

15Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spokeוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205,oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259of whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834was namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Shiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔הshif.RahH8236,and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326;

16and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “When you are helping the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH5680to giveH3205birthH3205and seeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200themupon the birthstoolהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70,ifאִם־'im-H518it is a sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,then you shall putH4191him toH4191deathH4191;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a daughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,then she shall liveוָחָֽיָה׃va.Cha.yahH2421.”

17But the midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddid not doעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadcommandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them, but let the boysהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206liveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421.

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